Procurement Operations Specialist – External Manufacturing

Procurement Operations Specialist – External Manufacturing (3PM) Location:

Arese, Italy

Function:

Procurement Operations

Overview Join a dynamic Procurement Operations team where you will play a key role in supporting External Manufacturing (EM) activities across Europe. This role focuses on delivering value through pricing accuracy, cost transparency, and seamless coordination with internal stakeholders and external manufacturing partners.

You’llcontribute to key business priorities including service excellence, cost savings, quality, compliance, and operational efficiency.

About the Role As a Procurement Operations Specialist, you will manage critical processes such as pricing execution, cost card (CC) management, and Product Instruction Handbook (PIH) coordination. You will collaborate cross-functionally and interact with contract manufacturers to ensure smooth execution and high-quality outcomes.

About the Team / Department You will be part of the External Manufacturing Procurement Operations team in Europe, working closely with Procurement, Finance, Supply Planning, Engineering, and Quality teams. This is a highly collaborative and international environment with strong exposure to global processes and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Execute global pricing processes, ensuring data is updated accurately and on time

Maintain pricing compliance and support internal audits

Manage pricing uploads and supplier data systems

Own the end-to-end cost card process, including data consolidation (materials, labor, scrap rates)

Create andvalidatecost cards with contract manufacturers (3PMs)

Maintainaccuratecost data in SAP for finished goods

Support quarterly updates and ad hoc projects (e.g.new products, portfolio changes)

Ensure compliance, reporting, and data integrity

Coordinate full PIH lifecycle from request intake to external approval

Partner with global shared services and cross-functional teams

Ensure documentation completeness and compliance

Manage communication with external manufacturing partners

Work closely with Procurement, Finance, Planning, Quality, Engineering, and R&D

Build strong relationships with external manufacturing partners

ExperienceYou’llBring

Experience in procurement, supply chain, finance operations, or similar roles

Strong Excel skills (handling large datasets)

Experience with SAP or willingness to learn

Solid organizational and time management skills

Strong attention to detail and data accuracy

Upper-intermediate English (written and spoken)

BehaviorsYou’llNeed

Proactive and solution-oriented mindset

Strong ownership and accountability

Continuous learning attitude

Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

Effective communicator across functions and cultures

Other

You must be legally eligible to work in the country

This role isn't eligible for international relocation

The expected gross salary range for this position is between 33.210,00 EUR - 41.510,00 EUR. Job related skills, experience, and education, will be considered in setting actual starting base salary. In addition to your base salary and depending on job level, eligibility, and performance, a total package may include profit sharing, a short-term incentive, and/or long-term incentives. As a family company, benefits are a key piece of our Total Rewards package as well and we’re proud to provide a comprehensive, competitive, and differentiated benefits program that our people and their families value.

Inclusion & Diversity We’re a global business, with people from every culture, ethnicity, race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, and ability. We recognize the breadth of human experience, and we work to celebrate it. It is our goal to build a diverse, inclusive, and supportive work environment where all people can thrive.

We’re committed to ongoing efforts that help us attract, hire, and retain diverse talent who want to build a positive, inclusive environment. Read more about our ongoing initiatives at .

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